Grange Hill Vets - Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Grange Hill Vets - Lead Veterinary Surgeon Temporary accommodation available in a self-contained one-bedroom flat located next door to the practice

At Grange Hill Veterinary Centre, we're looking for a talented individual to join our compassionate and experienced team as a Lead Vet Surgeon.

In this role, you will lead, mentor, and inspire our clinical team, supporting vets and nurses as they develop their skills and confidence. You will oversee complex cases, provide second opinions, and maintain the highest standards of patient care, while driving clinical excellence through audits, protocols, and evidence-based best practice.

Strong clinical governance is essential, ensuring full compliance with RCVS guidance and IVC Evidensia standards. You will work closely with the Practice Director to support service development, implement improvements, and contribute to the ongoing growth of the practice. Additionally, you will foster a positive, engaged team culture that encourages learning, development, and collaboration, while supporting CPD and career progression to help the team reach their full potential.

For those who may need it, we can provide temporary accommodation in a self-contained one-bedroom flat located next door to the practice.

Shape Your Schedule: Flexibility that Work for You!

We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance. Ideally, we're looking for someone to work up to 30 hours per week, including our shared Saturday rota (1:4). Saturday's shifts will be 08:45 - 14:45. There's no out of hours or on call required with this role.

More about us

One of our biggest strengths is our tight knit team, consisting of 2.5 permanent vets,1 head RVN, 4 RVNs, 1 SVN, 2 receptionists, 1VCA and our extremely supportive Director of Practice Helen Fern. With Grange Hill, you'll have a fine array of equipment at your disposal including: 4 spacious consult rooms, a fully equipped operating theatre, imaging room with ultrasound and X-ray machines, we have brand new Dental X-ray facilities too, with lots of natural daylight throughout the practice. Our internal lab is extensive and allows us to give same day results for many tests. We also have a euthanasia room separate from our main building where clients and their pets can have the time and privacy needed when saying goodbye to their beloved pet. Our OOH is Pool House Veterinary Hospital which is only a short drive away. We are nestled in the countryside on the outskirts of Lichfield and have a good-sized free carpark, and a separate staff kitchen area, with outside seating to be able to enjoy on your breaks.

Here's what the team have to say

"I have worked at Grange Hill for 18 months and I have loved every minute of it, I have recently had the pleasure or being promoted to Head Nurse which was an easy decision to make leading such a great team. At Grange Hill, we pride ourselves on being professional and treating all patients as though they were our own. We have a good work/life balance and enjoy a friendly atmosphere within the team as well as with our clients". - Helen, Head RVN

An excellent place to live and work

Lichfield is a lovely vibrant city with many bars and eating establishments, surrounded by beautiful countryside, close to Cannock Chase and Chase Water, ideal for long dog walks. We have good network links for Birmingham (approx. 20 miles away) and other major cities, via road or rail.

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefit: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

Grange Hill Vets, Lichfield

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Susan Todd from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.